भी

See also: भा, भ, भू, and भृ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi), from Sanskrit अपि (api, “close by; also”).

Pronunciation

Particle

भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی)

  1. even
    यह खाया भी जा सकता है!
    yah khāyā bhī jā saktā hai!
    It can even be eaten!

Adverb

भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی)

  1. also, too
    तुम भी जाओगी? ― tum bhī jāogī? ― Will you too go?
    और वो भी दो ― aur vo bhī do ― And, also give me that.

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ápi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ভী (Assamese script)
  • ᬪᬷ (Balinese script)
  • ভী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰥𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀪𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • ဘီ (Burmese script)
  • ભી (Gujarati script)
  • ਭੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌭𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • ꦨꦷ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂦𑂲 (Kaithi script)
  • ಭೀ (Kannada script)
  • ភី (Khmer script)
  • ຠີ (Lao script)
  • ഭീ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘥𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠪᠾᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧅𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐨𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ଭୀ (Odia script)
  • ꢩꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆨𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖥𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • භී (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩳𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚡𑚯 (Takri script)
  • பீ⁴ (Tamil script)
  • భీ (Telugu script)
  • ภี (Thai script)
  • བྷཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒦𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨡𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (whence English bive), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈 (bayente, “they are afraid”), Persian بیم (bim, “fear”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Root

    भी • (bhī)

    1. (parasmaipada) to fear, dread, be afraid of
      मृत्योर्बिभेषि किं बाल न स भीतं विमुञ्चति; रावणाद्बिभ्यतीं भृशम् Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
      mṛtyorbibheṣi kiṃ bāla na sa bhītaṃ vimuñcati; rāvaṇādbibhyatīṃ bhṛśam Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
      Boy, why are you afraid of death ? Death does not release this anger; he was scared of Ravana.
    2. (ātmanepada) to be anxious or solicitous about
    Derived terms
    Primary verbal forms
    • बि॒भेति॑ (bibhéti, present)
    • भेष्यति (bheṣyati, future)
    • भेता (bhetā, periphrastic future)
    • अभै॑षीत् (ábhaiṣīt, aorist)
    • अभे॑त् (ábhet, aorist)
    • बि॒भाय॑ (bibhā́ya, perfect)
    • बि॒भ॒यांच॑कार (bibhayā́ṃcakāra, periphrastic perfect)
    Secondary forms
    • भीयते (bhīyate, passive)
    • अभायि (abhāyi, passive aorist)
    • भी॒षय॑ति (bhīṣáyati, causative)
    • भाययति (bhāyayati, causative)
    • अबीभयत् (abībhayat, causative aorist)
    • बिभीषति (bibhīṣati, desiderative)
    Non-finite forms
    • भी॒त (bhītá, past participle)
    • भेतुम् (bhetum, infinitive)
    • भि॒यसे॑ (bhiyáse, infinitive)
    • भय्य (bhayya, gerundive)
    • भेय (bheya, gerundive)
    • भेतव्य (bhetavya, gerundive)
    Derived nominal forms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भी (0 c, 10 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root भी (12 c, 0 e)

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéyh₂-s ~ *bʰih₂-és, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”).[2]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भी • (bhī́) stem, f

    1. fear, fright, alarm, dread
    Declension
    Feminine ī-stem declension of भी
    singular dual plural
    nominative भीः (bhī́ḥ) भियौ॑ (bhíyau) भियः॑ (bhíyaḥ)
    accusative भिय॑म् (bhíyam) भियौ॑ (bhíyau) भियः॑ (bhíyaḥ)
    instrumental भि॒या (bhiyā́) भी॒भ्याम् (bhībhyā́m) भी॒भिः (bhībhíḥ)
    dative भि॒ये (bhiyé)
    भि॒यै¹ (bhiyái¹)     		भी॒भ्याम् (bhībhyā́m) भी॒भ्यः (bhībhyáḥ)
    ablative भि॒यः (bhiyáḥ)
    भि॒याः¹ (bhiyā́ḥ¹)
    भि॒यै² (bhiyái²)     		भी॒भ्याम् (bhībhyā́m) भी॒भ्यः (bhībhyáḥ)
    genitive भि॒यः (bhiyáḥ)
    भि॒याः¹ (bhiyā́ḥ¹)
    भि॒यै² (bhiyái²)     		भि॒योः (bhiyóḥ) भि॒याम् (bhiyā́m)
    भी॒नाम्¹ (bhīnā́m¹)
    locative भि॒यि (bhiyí)
    भि॒याम्¹ (bhiyā́m¹)     		भि॒योः (bhiyóḥ) भी॒षु (bhīṣú)
    vocative भीः (bhī́ḥ) भियौ॑ (bhíyau) भियः॑ (bhíyaḥ)
    • ¹Later Sanskrit
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “BHAYI”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “BHAYI (> line 12 > bhī́-)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245

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